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Shattered-Earth — Paint Tool SAI - Vector Line Width/Weight Tutorial
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Easy Vector Line Width/Weight for Paint Tool SaiShare on tumblr: [link] (:
So a day or two ago I uploaded a tutorial on how to do line widths easily in illustrator, a few deviants commented on the fact that you could do it on paint tool sai as well! I did not know this, and there wasn't a tutorial about it on deviantart already so I thought i'd just put one together for easy reference.
It is a bit more limited than illustrator but I mean that's to be expected as one is $60 and one is.. $600+ LOL~
If you have any additional tips to add to the comments please say so, i tried to find a way to "move" the width or to make width "points" that were not attached to the actual line's shape points but i couldn't, i don't think you can
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you're totally welcome
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Is there a way to stop the curve tool after I make a line with it? I'm clueless about it.
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umm if i am interpretting you correctly, the easiest way i know is to just merge it with a layer under it, like ctrl+e? you can't turn it back into a vector though so don't do it unless you are really sure!
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I learned from a tutorial by that I could use the enter key to end the curve and line tools.
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oh THATS what you meant by "stop" LOL
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Never mind, it turns out I could use the enter key. What was I thinking? (I'm just learning.)
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HOLY SHIZZLE THANK YOU SO MUCH! I had no idea what that was for LAWL
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HAHA now it's all clear >:3
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Thank you X100000000000000
i've been trying to figure out how to get my lines like that forever!
this tutorial is much appreciated!
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hahaha thanks! it's so obvious when we see it ahh @u@
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How did I never see that button? Granted I just learned of the stabilizer feature 2 months ago >.> Also how did you move the layers window to the right?
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Um under the menu "window" there's an option near the bottom to move either thing to the left or right
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I am going to have to change that then, thanks
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Hi, I'm writing to let you know that I featured your tutorial in my Art Features journal 
Please consider adding it to your favorites. Thank you for your time and the work you did in creating your Tutorial! ^o^
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Thanks for featuring! and thanks for making a collection to help people too
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omg,helpful,very..i mean...i had trobles with the lineart until now....i love youu<3
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Aw thanks, glad it helped
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It would be nice if they added a similar feature like this to Photoshop
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haha, someday if they have true vectors maybe, for now you'll have to stick with illustrator XD
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Yeah, I have to get used to it
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Thank you so much for this tutorial T^T used here for the first time [link] you were credited ^^
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oh wow thanks 
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this thing with vector lines means a lot in my art, i don't own a tablet so it changes a lot how the lineart looks :]
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awww, it's true you can do it just as well with a mouse when you have these tools!
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yesh UuU and good tutorials
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But how you do the line with no square or pixels?
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? I'm not sure what you mean by that? Have you tried the sai vector curve tool?
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This.. you..you.. what have you done.. you Godness of Sai = - =
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Loool just took someone else's advice and made it a graphic!
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but I I// never even asked what is with that tool Y n Y and I would have never know
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Thank-you so much for this godsend tutorial. How the heck did I miss the pressure tool?
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how did i miss it too LOL, sooo handy @_@
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/SHOT
always find something new and astonishing in dat SAI XD
*winks*
Thank you!
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no prob, glad it could be helpful!
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what do you prefer when doing the lines? illustrator or paint tool sai?
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Well when i'm doing lineart for my regular art i just use sai or photoshop and not with the vectors XD. If i'm doing clean like graphic art though i will use illustrator
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hmm.. thanks for replying~ ^^
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THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THAAAAAAAAAAAANK YOU!!
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; . ; How did I miss this???? Thank you bunnches! Very much appreciated!
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of course! i didn't know it existed either until like.. well when i made this tutorial, over a year after i had sai LOL
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Sorry if I'm repeating what everyone else has said, but I have to let you know, this is really helpful, thank you so much!
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no problem, i'm always glad anything i do could help someone!
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LOL it's amazing what the smallest tricks can do TuT
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